I'm new to Mastercam and just learning how to do the simplest of tasks. Let me outline a simple procedure that I am attempting; but without complete success.
A piece of plastic 3.5 inches long and 2 inches wide by .25 inches thick with a rectangular pocket milled .15 inches deep at one end.
1... Using mastercam X, I created the geometry for the base piece of plastic and the pocket.
2... I selected the machine type as a Mill and the default, (I have a Taig mill)
3... I selected the Toolpath as a "pocket" and then filled all of the required dialog boxes
4... I verified the toolpath and did a backplot; everything looked fine.
5... I sent the file through to the post processor and the G codes were produced no problem.
6... I opened the G code file in Mach 3.
Now here's the rub, the "Program LImits" box in Mach3 shows limits extending way out to 10 inches on all axes. When I run the file the Taig axes run out to their limits and then stop. The pocket toolpath is a tiny little section of the Mach 3 display with a huge run from the origin to the toolpath start point. Obviously I've missed something.